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From: mike@whuxl.UUCP (BALDWIN)
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Subject: Re: Thompsons self duplicating program
Message-ID: <189@whuxl.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 23-Aug-84 14:36:47 EDT
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Posted: Thu Aug 23 14:36:47 1984
Date-Received: Fri, 24-Aug-84 05:02:15 EDT
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Larry's (cbscc!lvc) version can be made two characters shorter by
removing the spaces:

main(){char*a="main(){char*a=%c%s%c;printf(a,34,a,34);}";printf(a,34,a,34);}

which is really the same thing as a 76-character version I posted
not long ago:

char*a="char*a=%c%s%c;main(){printf(a,34,a,34);}";main(){printf(a,34,a,34);}

Now if you're using a V6 C compiler, you can remove the two equal
signs as well!  This has >got< to be the shortest one!

							Michael Baldwin
							harpo!whuxl!mike